Original Popcorn Popper

YOU CAN’T HELP BUT POP A SMILE WITH ONE OF THESE

"Works over a campfire or the kitchen stove. You're not still making popcorn in the microwave, are you?" — Esquire Magazine

You've found it: that old-time popper you love, made right here in the USA. With the kiddos crunching and laughing away, there’s no better way to bring family and friends together than the good old fashioned way. Our Original Popcorn Popper is a durable customer favorite, and it's still made at the Bromwell factory in the heart of Indiana's popcorn country. Kids love watching the kernels magically transform into fluffy popcorn, whether it’s used over an open fire or kitchen stovetop. A historical marvel and work of art, this American classic is still 100% built in the USA and is now in its 195th year of production, having maintained its original design since it was given the gift of life in the early 1800s. Whether it's used for movie nights at home or ghost stories around the campfire, start creating family memories that last a lifetime - with a bit of oil, a pinch of salt, and a dash of nostalgia.

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To fully appreciate our Original Popcorn Popper is to understand the history behind this clever invention. According to research, the earliest recorded popcornpopper was found on Peru’s northeastern coast, dating back to a time before the Incas, a popular Native American people, around 300 A.D. Basically, it was a shallow vessel with a small hole on top along with a handle for safely holding open an open fire, as a campfire would require. In fact, early 17th century American colonists popped corn using an item made of a metal sheet in the shape of a cylinder with a small handle attached. This nostalgia popcorn maker was rotated by the fire on a stick.

Recorded history of this nostalgic popcorn popper dates back to more than 5,000 years, Unlike that era, popping corn has become a much easier, quicker, and more convenient task whereby our very own popcorn maker is able to be used almost anywhere, anytime, anyplace. An old-fashioned way to pop corn was by heating sand in a fire and stirring in popcorn kernels on sizzling hot, smooth stones gently tended over a ferocious campfire. As the popcorn spun off in many directions, campers, for instance, would do their very best to catch the popcorn, the reward being able to savor it.

In 1612, French explorers of the New World, particularly in the Great Lakes region, including Lake Superior, told a story describing the use of popcorn by the Iroquois Nation, a popular Native American tribe in that region during that era. Oral tradition notes that the Iroquois popped popcorn in pottery heated by sand. Their meals consisted of popcorn soup and popcorn beer which is still made today… a clever invention, indeed!

Felix de Azara, an 18th century explorer of Paraguay, discussed a particular type of popcorn with kernels on the tassel, which when “…boiled in fat or oil, the grains burst without becoming detached, and there results a superb bouquet fit to adorn a lady’s hair at night without anyone knowing what it was. I have often eaten these burst grains and found them very good.”

All kinds of basic nostalgia popcorn makers were coming into their own. Many were small-meshed baskets with a metal handle. Some poppers measured up to eight feet across for bigger amounts. The Papago people of Arizona, another Native American tribe, still uses the clay pots up to eight feet wide as they have purposely made for thousands of years…also according to oral tradition. These pots, called ‘ollas’, the Papago’s word for such items, can be dated back 1,600 years. They were not only discovered throughout Arizona, but parts of Latin America including Mexico.

According to Chief Whirling Thunder, a 20th century Winnebago chief in Illinois, his tribe has popped popcorn right on the cob by forcing a sharp stick through it and holding it over the fire. Also, he said the ear of the corn “should not be longer than the distance between the floating ribs on each side of the person eating it.”

Jacob Bromwell, inventor and researcher, found the history of the popcorn maker most interesting. His study of the various Native American people was the ‘spark’ that led to his invention of the Original Popcorn Popper which is still available almost 200 years later! In addition to simply enjoying popping corn over an open fire, we invite and encourage you to think back to a time when such poppers were invented. This would certainly make for good conversation. Having studied the benefits of other companies’ popcorn poppers, we are confident Bromwell’s popcornpopper is the finest masterpiece of its kind to which we know you will agree!

Poppin' Information About Your Original Popcorn Popper:

A Jacob Bromwell® product is an investment for life. Only our company manufactures these quality old-fashioned popcorn poppers! Many other popcorn poppers imitate the original Bromwell design. None are made as well, and none have the history to back them up. See how it's made here at our Factory Tour!

It can be used over any open fire 3.5 quart capacity lets you evenly pops popcorn over an open fire, as well as a stove top (gas, wood, or electric).

Available in both 'original tin' and 'stainless steel'. As a company that prides itself on the authenticity of its products, this Heritage Collection product is available in 'original tin', which is the same material that our company used nearly two centuries ago. For those who prefer a more premium material, we are now offering this product in 'stainless steel' as well for an additional cost. As a premium material, stainless steel has a shinier finish than tin, is a bit heavier, and is rust-resistant.

PRODUCT REVIEWS:

This product has AMAZING packaging. Get the one with the box and you'll be blown away. Honestly I didn't even want to take it out, I justwanted to keep it in the packaging.

Lynn O.

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It makes really great popcorn, and it's FUN! Makes just the right amount for 2 people. Washes up easy.

KELLY

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AN AMERICAN BEAUTY!!!!!!!!

NAS

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Quite simply, it does the job but it is just a little bit flimsy when it comes to the handle in my humble opinion. A minor thing and I'm picky, but besides that great product.

Georgio

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It's the company's best seller so I had to try it out. Good product, fair price.

Samuel

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Great for backyard or campouts. Tastes better than microwave. Canola spray, heat it up, throw a few kernels in, when they pop it's ready for use. Pop corn and enjoy. Suggestion, use a splatter screen and cooking mitts for safeties sake, common sense. Seasoned salt, too.

SJB

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Your kids will never forget the adventure of going back to the days of old. Love it!

Terri

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If you are sick of the modern lifestyle and want to take a trip back to the past, or want to show your kids or grandchildren just what Americana was all about, Jacob Bromwell has you covered.